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SECTION 1

Directions for questions 1 – 7: Passage given below is followed by 7 questions.
Choose the best answer to each question.

Passage:
No effort is made to understand the reasons for these recurring disasters. Nobody has or the time
or the inclination to understand the reasons. Unless and until we make an effort to understand
these disasters will continue year after year with ever-increasing intensity.

The paramount need of day is “information, education, and planning”. Information would mean
gathering data from all over the world about environmental degradation, loss of forest cover or
mangroves, and pollution of all kinds.

Education would mean informing the rules the mankind the reasons for these distressed.

People must be made aware of the phenomenon of global warming. The vaporous by products of
human activities create gas, like carbon dioxide-CO2 – which traps vast amount of heat resulting
in the increase of earth’s temperature, which boosts sea-level, shifts seasons. Unseasonal floods,
rains, droughts etc. are the direct pattern of seasons but not so under E1 Nino. Increase of two
degrees in global warming can cause a havoc.

Greenhouse effect is another phenomenon, which haunts us, incoming sunlight has an energy
equivalent to about 3,100 watts bulbs per sq yard. Lower air layers, which contain a number of
gases, water vapour, CO2 and many others, trap the heat when these gases warm up, some of the
heat is radiated back to earth ‘s surface. This is broadly known as green effect.

CO2 emission accounts for 60 percent of warming and has a life span of about 100 years in the
atmosphere. Water vapour in contrast has a life span of eight days only.
Ozone-level depletion is another cause of series concern as it causes killer cancer for which as yet
there is no cure.

Once we understand the causes, it is easy to take to remedial measures. This brings us to
planning.

Effluent management planning is the dire need of the day. There should be steering committee of
governmental ministers, scientists, industries, NGOs, to devise means to develop and install
machineries to prevent major cause of polluting effluents mentioned earlier. Within a time-bound
framework, these devices must be installed, failing which the erring industries must be closed
down. No new industries should be permitted without efficient effluent management and
treatment. Chemical pesticides should be phased out gradually. Indian farmer for centuries
depended upon organic fertilizers. Let us opt for them again.

Recently, studies showed that mother ‘s milk has DDT contents, obviously from consuming food
having agrochemicals or pesticides. The indiscriminate use of pesticides kills both predatory and
beneficial insects also. Let us bring back use of Neem for pesticides, which kills only predatory
insects, or Tulsi for cleaning the atmosphere from suffocating pollution. Planting these trees on
war footing in the urgent need of the day. A country needs more than 30 percent forest cover.
Trees retain water in soil and act as buffers against the waves. They are necessary for maintaining
the regular cycle of seasons. India has less than 20 percent of forest cover.

All this is possible if we opt for information technology. Vast sources of information are
available. Let us use them to bring the knowledge to the doorstep of a common man, the
executive, the politicians and the judiciary.

Environment is a finely-tuned and extremely well –balanced ecological mechanism. Flora and
fauna, birds, animals and, of course, humans play a vital role. Touch one adversely and all suffer.
We are courting irreversible disaster.

We have turned our back on Nature. Let us go back to Nature- at least for our survival.

Q1.According to the author, the various constituents of the environment are:a. Supplementary b. independentc. mutually in exclusived. interdependent

Q2.According to the author, the first step toward any remedy isa. understanding the causeb. analysis of the existent resourcesc. planning d. sound implementation of ideas

Q3.Which of the following is not inferable from the passage?
I. Cancer is Incurable.
II. The present nature of men’s interaction is unsustainable.
III. Mother’s milk is not advisable.a. I onlyb. I and II c. II & IIId. All I, II and III

Q5.India’s forest cover is roughly?a. half of what is neededb. adequatec. adequate for mangrovesd. None of these

Q6. Which of the following would not get the author’s support, in your view?a. genetically modified rice for eatingb. food grains produced by robots c. drinks containing artificial flavours and preservationsd. All of the above

Q7. The superiority of neem as a preside is based upon the fact that neem products a. are easy to use b. are easily producedc. kill only pesticidesd. are biodegradable

Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Q9. The ...... study on import of natural gas from Iran through a pipeline would be completed shortly.a. Naturalb. Calculatedc. Economicd. Feasibility

Q10. His party is solely to be blamed for the political ...... in the country.a. Devaluation b. Revival c. Advocacyd. Stalemate

Directions Q. 11 to 14: are based on the following information:
- Ghosh Babu’s new interest is psychology. He has identified various personality patterns and given them names. These personality
patterns are inter-related as follows:

- All Queens and only Queens that are neither Belissimas nor Cassandras are Elissimas.

Q11. Which of the following is true?a. All Firdauses are Alessandras. b. Some Firdauses are Alessandras. c. All Firdauses are either Alessandras, Cassandras or Elissimas. d. Some Firdauses are Cassandras.

Q12. Which of the following is not true?a. No Desdemonas are Belissimas. b. Some Belissimas are Desdemonas. c. Some Firdauses are both Belissimas and Cassandras. d.Some Queens are neither Belissimas nor Elissimas.

Q13. Which of the following cannot be said to be true or false?
I. No Belissima or Cassandra is an Elissima.

II. Some Cassandras are Belissimas but not Alessandras.

III. No Belissima is both an Alessandra and a Desdemona.

a. I onlyb. II only c. III only d. I & II

Q14.Peter is not a Belissima, therefore,a. Peter is an Elissima b. If Peter is a Queen, he is an Elissima or Cassandra. c. If Peter is not an Elissima, he is a Cassandra.d. None of the above.

Below question is followed by two statements. As the answer,

Mark a, if the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone,

Mark b, if the question can be answered with the help of statement II alone,

Mark c, if both statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question, and

Mark d, if the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements.

a. Mark a, if the question can be answered with the help of statement I
alone,b. Mark b, if the question can be answered with the help of statement II alone,
c. Mark c, if both statement I and statement II are needed to answer the
question, d. Mark d, if the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the
statements.

Q16. A spherical balloon is inflated and its radius is increasing at 4 cm/second. At what rate would the volume be increasing when
its radius is 14cm?a. 56^3b. 9856c. 10976d. 4^3

Q20. N = abc is a three-digit number, a, b and c being their respective digits. N is a perfect square of an even number. To find
N which of following informations is/are necessary/sufficient?
A.&nbsp &nbsp a, b, c are three consecutive digits but not in order.
B.&nbsp &nbsp N is divisible by 18.
C.&nbsp &nbsp Units digit of N^2 is c.

a. Only A and B together are sufficientb. A and C together are sufficientc. Only B and C together are sufficientd. Either A and C together or B and C together are sufficient

SECTION 2

Q21. Let x, y, z be three positive integers satisfying y = 3x, z = 4x, x + y + z = 3k, k is an integer. Which of the following is
the smallest value of k for which x, y, z are even number?a. 8b. 10c. 12d. 16

Q22. N = aebfcg is a six- digit number where a, b, c, e, f, g are six digit;
If a = e, b = f and c = = g then which of the given informations is not correct?a. If g = 4 then N is divisible by 44.b. If a + b + c = 6 then N is divisible by 33.c. If g= 8, then for different values of a, b, c and e, N may be a perfect
squared. If b = c = 0, then N is not a perfect square.

Q23. A mother purchase three shirts of the same color but of different size for her three sons. All the three shirts were kept in
a box in a dark room. The three boys took one shirt each at random from the box. What is the probability that none of the boys this
own shirt?a. 1/2b. 1/3c. 2/3d. 1/4

Q24. Product of three consecutive numbers is 2730. What is the sum of three numbers?a. 39 b. 42 c. 45 d. 29

Q25. Sum of the ages of a boy and his father is 70 years. Before 20 years Father's age was 14 times the age of the boy. What was
the age of father at the time of birth of the child?a. 25b. 26c. 27d. 28

Q26. What will be the probability that k1*k2*k3 is an even number, if k1, k2, k3 are 3 positive integers taken randomly.a. 1/3b. 1/8c. 2/3d. 7/8

Q27. What is the sum of all the four digit numbers formed using the digits 0, 1, 2 and 3. None of the two digits should be
repeated.?.a. 36664b. 34664c. 37664d. 38664

Q28. There are 5 lines in a plane. Difference between maximum and minimum number of intersecting points. No two lines are
parallela. 9b. 8c. 10d. 11

Q29. How many words can be formed by using all the letters of the word MASTERCHEF at a time if you have to arrange these letters
in the same manner as these letters are arranged in english alphabet? (! represents factorial in options)a. 10!/2b. 5! c. 1!+0!d. 0!

Directions Q. 31 – 34: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

The above figure shows the roadmap plan of 5 towns A, B, C, D and E. The computerised car has the software of this roadmap plan in
its computer. To follow the route the driver has to feed instructions. Not necessarily all of the instructions at one time, into the
computer. One instruction can be used for more than one time in a single set of instructions. The three types of instructions are as
follows:

Instructions Type &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Explanations of instructions

GOTO (X, Y) &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp The car is instructed to move from x to y through shortest route.

ROUTE (X, Y, Z) &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp The car is instructed to move from X to Z via the town Y; Y is situated on the shortest route from
X to Z.

BACK (X, Y) &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp The car is instructed to go from X to Y and back to X through shortest route.

Q31. A person lives in town A. He has to reach E. He wants to visit all the other three towns. What set of instructions should he
feed into the computer so that he travels the minimum distance?a. GOTO (A, D), GOTO (D, B), GOTO (B, A) ROUTE (A, C, E)b. BACK (A, C), ROUTE (A, D, B), GOTO (B, E)c. BACK (A, C), GOTO (A, D), GOTO (D, B) GOTO (B, E)d. None of these

Q32. Mr. Goswami lives in town B. He has to go to town C. he wants to visit all the other three towns. He plans his routes such
that he can travel for minimum distance. Find the minimum of instructions to be fed into the computer.a. 3b. 4c. 5d. None of these

Q33. The direct road from A to D is destroyed to flood. A person wants to use the computerised car to go from A to D. which of the
three set of instructions can’t be used by him?a.ROUTE (A, B, E) , GOTO( (E, D)b.GOTO (A, B), GOTO (B, D)c.ROUTE (A, C, E) , GOTO ( E, D)d. None of these

Directions Q. 33 – 37: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Sun Ltd. and Star Ltd. are two rivals always trying to outdo each other. The following table gives the payoffs for Sun Ltd. for
various strategies that they adopt and the corresponding strategies adopted by Star Ltd. e.g. If Sun Ltd. adopts strategy B, and Star
Ltd. adopts strategy A, then Sun Ltd. gains 6000 while Star Ltd. loses 6000. In addition to this, for implementing any particular
strategy, both have to incur certain expenses, which are given in the table “Expenses”.

Directions Q. 38 – 40: The following pie - chart shows the percentage of students passed in an examination from
different parts of the country in 1999.

The following graph shows the percentage of students who passed their graduation (freshers) in 1999.

Q38. If in 1999 the total passed candidates from different parts of the country was 650, then how many non fresher candidates from
Bihar passed the examination in 1999?a. 200b. 195c. 198d. 204

Q39. If in 1999 the total number of freshers from WB was 160, then how many non - fresher candidates passed the exam from others?
a. 1398b. 1588c. 1608d. 1408

Q40. If total passed candidates from UP in 1999 was 112, what is the ratio between the number of freshers from Bihar and that of non - freshers from Orissa?a.760 : 187 b.187 : 760 c.40 : 11d. None of these